ajc.com 2008 Holiday Guide

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Find the perfect tree

Do you normally purchase your tree after Thanksgiving? Use our map to find a vendor.

Entertaining

Stuffing vs. dressing?

Is there a meaningful difference between Thanksgiving stuffings and dressings? It depends.

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Gifts that give back

Want this year's gifts to be meaningful? Check out gifts that keep on giving.

Year in ReviewChannel sponsored by Atlanta Ballet

Laugh with Luckovich

Who says politics is boring? Certainly not AJC cartoonist Mike Luckovich. Pick his best of 2008.

AJC.COM'S Holiday Gift Guides:   Gifts that give back | Green gifts | Gifts under $10

Shopping

Retail is risky business in restless times
Robert Klenberg looked for 10 years for a second location for his quirky, family-owned five-and-dime, Richard's Variety Store.

Metro Atlanta retailers can't wait for Black Friday
Predawn Black Friday shopping? Phhft.

Even luxury businesses feel holiday pain
The holiday outlook for the luxury world turned grimmer Tuesday, after Saks Inc. reported a wider-than-expected loss in the fiscal third quarter, and both it and Burberry Group PLC offered downbeat forecasts.

UPS: Busiest shipping day will be Dec. 18
UPS expects its busiest day overall for shipping packages this year will be Dec. 18.

Credit crunch may spoil holidays for retailers
Could this be the year of the Grinch who stole Christmas credit?

Black Friday tips for Atlanta's shoppers
Black Friday is looking kind of blue ... for retailers anyway.

Retailers return layaway to stores
You may have been wearing parachute pants the last time you heard about layaway shopping.

Survey: Retailers make it easier to 'return' this season
More than half of the nation's retailers have adjusted return policies to make them more lenient this holiday season, according to a survey from the National Retail Federation.

Tanked financial markets make deep disounts for shoppers
Financial markets are in the tank, and the economy is grinding to halt — a great time, it turns out, to shop.

How to save money at Thanksgiving
You'll have more to be thankful for at Thanksgiving if you use a few smart strategies to cut costs:

Buying a computer for Christmas? Here's some tips
This could be the best Christmas ever — at least when it comes to buying a new computer.

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